Overview
- Head coach Serhiy Rebrov said his players gave everything in Reykjavik and emphasized correcting mistakes ahead of the next match.
- Midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi scored twice in the first half and was voted Man of the Match with 76% of the fan vote.
- After three rounds the Group D table reads France 9 points, Ukraine 4, Iceland 3, Azerbaijan 1, with Ukraine to face Azerbaijan in Kraków on Oct. 13.
- The Ukraine women’s handball team named its roster and opens Euro 2026 qualifying at Sweden on Oct. 16 before hosting Serbia in Slovakia on Oct. 19.
- Ukraine U17 finished third in its qualifying group in Estonia, with coach Oleksandr Sytnyk citing injuries to key players and bad luck.